Wasn't copyright law supposed to support creation and propagation of works of art ? Instead, apparently it is A-OK or even encouraged by the same law to destroy books.

That does not make any sense! Really might be high time to scrap it all.

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ssl-3 5 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I support your right to do whatever the hell you want with the books that you own.

Build a lending library, or build a bonfire, or do anything else with them that you choose.

They're your books. Have at it.

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semiquaver 13 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

This is confused thinking. Why would copyright law care one way or another about whether or not you destroy a book you own?

On the other hand, absolutely yes we should abolish all IP law.

	▲	rpdillon 5 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The ruling in the Anthropic case was that their scanning of the books was only fair use because the original physical copy was destroyed. The copyright lobby wanted scarcity so they could monetize things, and now folks are worried about knowledge being scarce. It's a problem of our own making.